# NTSB CHI66A0095: Piper PA-12, N2906M, Gaylord, MI, May 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1966
- Place: Gaylord, MI · GAYLORD, MI
- Location: 45.0213° N, 84.6818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaylord, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0213&lon=-84.6818&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0471  66/5/30    GAYLORD MICH        PIPER PA-12         CR-  1  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 318
        TIME - 1040                    N2906M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTSEGO COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
        REMARKS- PLT CUT PWR AT FUEL DOCK.ACFT TURNED INTO WIND,CREWMAN ON FLOAT FOR DOCKING FELL FWD INTO PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2906M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2906M), registered now, S/N 12-1321, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Otsego County

## Other investigations on N2906M (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC88LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA219), Aug 16, 1988: Piper PA-12 (N2906M), Georges Mills, NH, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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